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MALABKA SARKER: Let's
discuss about gender roles.

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Since women account for 70%
of the health and social care

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workforce, in
particularly, they are

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at the bottom of the pyramid.

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Gaps in health workers
supply will not

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be closed without addressing the
gender dynamics of the health

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and social workforce.

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The female health and
social care workers

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who deliver the majority
of care in all settings

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experience barriers at work
unlike their male colleagues.

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This is not only undermining
their own well-being

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and livelihoods.

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It also constrained
progress on gender equality

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and negatively impacts health
systems and the delivery

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of quality care.

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Work for Polio has
provided real opportunities

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to get out of the home to learn
new skills, to gain confidence,

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and to earn a little money
for women across the world.

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At the same time, polio pay
mirrors local labor markets

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that severely
disadvantage women,

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and they are often
paid much less

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than their male supervisors.

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While earning a bit
of money is good,

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the low pay is
demotivating for many.

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Let's critically
look at the framework

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to understand the
gender imbalance

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through your own experience.

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Take a pause and
think, does any of this

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apply to the experience
you have had?

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Occupational segregation
or decent work?

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What about leadership and gender
pay gap, which is universal?

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The occupational segregation
is a necessary and important

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decision.

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In many contexts,
the female workers

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were hired to ensure
that accessibility

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because the men were not allowed
in the household in absence

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of another aid.

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However, women are
still struggling

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to break the glass ceiling.

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The polio program has recently
emphasized a big focus

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on gender and is
certainly not worse

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in this respect than most large
global health initiatives.

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These dynamics negatively
impact women's motivation

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not just in polio, but
in many health programs

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and creates frustration.

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Vaccination often requires
long journeys, overnight field

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visits, temporary stay
in the remote areas,

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riding on motorbikes which
are viewed as culturally

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unacceptable for women
across the community.

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These challenges make
women's work strenuous

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and sometimes force them to
depend on male coworkers.

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The question is, how could
female frontline workers

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be better supported?

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Many female polio
workers see higher pay

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is the key thing that could
lead to improvement here.

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A good salary can silence
[INAUDIBLE] critics

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and allow them to hire someone
to do some of the tasks

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they leave behind.

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Take a pause and identify
potential strategies

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to overcome these challenges.

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